The Abortion Opponents' List is a Norwegian

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

 political party

Political party

A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...

 led by priests

Priest

A priest is a person authorized to perform the sacred rites of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particular, rites of sacrifice to, and propitiation of, a deity or deities...

 Ludvig Nessa

Ludvig Nessa

Ludvig Nessa , cand. theol., is a Norwegian priest who has been a strong opponent against legalised abortion in Norway since the 1980s, often together with priest Børre Knudsen....

 and Børre Knudsen

Børre Knudsen

Børre Knudsen is a Norwegian Lutheran minister noted for his pro-life activism.Knudsen completed his seminary education in 1966 and was ordained in the Church of Norway in 1967...

, that was present in seven counties in the 2005 elections

Norwegian parliamentary election, 2005

Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 12 September 2005. More than 3.4 million Norwegians were eligible for vote for the Storting, the parliament of Norway. The new Storting has 169 members, an increase of four over the 2001 election....

. In the 2009 elections

Norwegian parliamentary election, 2009

The 2009 parliamentary election was held in Norway on 14 September 2009. Elections in Norway are held on a Monday in September, usually the second or third Monday, as determined by the king. Early voting was possible between 10 August and 11 September 2009, while some municipalities held open...

 they only put up a list in one county, Østfold

Østfold

is a county in southeastern Norway, bordering Akershus and southwestern Sweden , while Buskerud and Vestfold is on the other side of the bay. The seat of the county administration is Sarpsborg, and Fredrikstad is the largest city.Many manufacturing facilities are situated here. Moss and...

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The party drew criticism when they declared they would not have any women in their list, reportedly to "spare them from mockery and hate in the media", while women could have helped with "practical [work]". The party received 1,934 votes, amounting to 0.07% of the votes cast, in the 2005 elections.

Political profile

The party's main declared objective is to make abortion

Abortion

Abortion is defined as the termination of pregnancy by the removal or expulsion from the uterus of a fetus or embryo prior to viability. An abortion can occur spontaneously, in which case it is usually called a miscarriage, or it can be purposely induced...

 illegal. A flyer for the 2009 election however also contained the slogans, "Abortion is murder, evolution is superstition, homosexuality

Homosexuality

Homosexuality is romantic or sexual attraction or behavior between members of the same sex or gender. As a sexual orientation, homosexuality refers to "an enduring pattern of or disposition to experience sexual, affectional, or romantic attractions" primarily or exclusively to people of the same...

 is an abomination

Abomination (Bible)

Abomination is an English term used to translate the Biblical Hebrew terms shiqquwts and sheqets, which are derived from shâqats, or the terms , tōʻēḇā or to'e'va or ta'ev...

, feminism

Feminism

Feminism is a collection of movements aimed at defining, establishing, and defending equal political, economic, and social rights and equal opportunities for women. Its concepts overlap with those of women's rights...

 is a rebellion against God

God

God is the English name given to a singular being in theistic and deistic religions who is either the sole deity in monotheism, or a single deity in polytheism....

, Islam

Islam

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 is a lie, Jesus Christ is the way, the truth and the life!"

Campaigning methods

During their 2005 electoral campaign, the Abortion Opponents used methods that were criticized by the media, such as delivering plastic fetus

Fetus

A fetus is a developing mammal or other viviparous vertebrate after the embryonic stage and before birth.In humans, the fetal stage of prenatal development starts at the beginning of the 11th week in gestational age, which is the 9th week after fertilization.-Etymology and spelling variations:The...

es along with electoral propaganda

Propaganda

Propaganda is a form of communication that is aimed at influencing the attitude of a community toward some cause or position so as to benefit oneself or one's group....

, and distributing DVD

DVD

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s depicting detailed and uncensored abortions to minors . Apparently, Nessa imported these techniques into Norway from American

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 antiabortion activist Gregg Cunningham

Gregg Cunningham

Gregg L. Cunningham is a former Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He is currently Executive Director of the Center for Bio-Ethical Reform, a pro-life advocacy group.-References:...

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